Seth Meyers rips Trump’s attacks on the media

Seth Meyers took a closer look at how President Trump has blamed the media for violent attacks across the country but the late night host pointed the finger back at Trump.

It’s getting to the point where the segment “A Closer Look” on Late Night With Seth Meyers needs to be its own show. Outside of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, nobody in Meyers’ business can better break down the biggest political stories in such a sharp and humorous way.

Late Night is churning out “A Closer Look” frequently enough that they could spin it off. It was just days ago that Meyers examined President Trump’s reaction to the recent bomb scare.

The problem is that Meyers seems forced to take these deep dives only when the most serious or disturbing incidents occur. This time it was following the arrest of the man allegedly responsible for sending those bombs to Democrats and CNN.

Meyers starts the segment by going after late night’s favorite target in its relentless mockery of Trump: his incompetence. Meyers points out how Trump struggles with the simple task of closing an umbrella before leaving it behind for someone else to deal with. Not all that out of character when you think about it.

The piece really gets going when Meyers focuses in on another greatest hit of Trump: lying. At these rallies there is no one to push back on Trump when he gets basic facts wrong. And by the time he could be confronted, he is either not in front of the press or has moved on to the next inaccurate claim.

Meyers goes on to criticize Trump’s continued attacks on the media even after the bomb scare at CNN and the death of a reporter in Turkey. The main issue is the cyclical relationship between Trump and his supporters and surrogates on cable news. Trump will say something that isn’t true and the lie will be reported as fact on television. Those same television shows know Trump is watching so they will float out their own opinions or theories. The president then states them as fact under the guise of “Many people are saying…” or “Everyone knows..”. Meyers is right in assessing how dangerous this can be.

The problem is that this isn’t going to end. President Trump is clearly obsessed with the media and how he is portrayed on the news. His supporters know that backing him will get Trump’s base on their side. The problem, as Seth Meyers points out, is that they are willing to do that no matter the cost.